Article support



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ARTI CLE SUPPORT Filed Jan. 19, 1943 2 Sheets-Sheet l 6 4 Z J /1 I WWW/am Z1 Sarqyya,

W. E. SCRUGGS ARTICLE SUPPORT Nov. 28, 1944.

Filed Jan. 19, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 GA A 1 Patented Nov. 28, 1944 t 1 a "UNITED @STATES OFFICE 1 l y 1 s 2,364,003 t I t a :1

ARTICLE SUPPORT.

I. William Eas cruggs, Houston, Tex. t T Application January 19, 1943, Serial No. 472,399

1 Claim. T (c1. 211 -148).

This invention relates to article supports for storage rooms and the like,-and the primary object of the present invention is to provide supporting means of the above kind which makes liberal use of wooden parts in such a way as to provide for heavy duty and satisfactorily replace metal parts with a view to conserving metal.

A further important object of the present invention is to provide supporting means of the above kind which isfree standing and self supporting, and whose shelves or like horizontal members Ca.I1 be raised or lowered at will, as well as leveled to takecare of variations of floor levels.

A still further object isto provide supporting means of the above kindwhose shelves or horizontal members can bf readily removed for cleaning and sterilizing,-' and which is composed of sections which can be readily separated and removed. 1

A still further object is to provide supporting I means of the. above kind which does not require support from the walls or ceiling of the storage room. 1

Still another object of the present invention is to provide supporting means of the above kind which is. extremely simple and durable in construction, economical and easy to manufacture and install, and otherwise well adapted for a v drawings and claimed.

In the drawings: l Figure 1 is a fragmentary top plan. VlEW' of supporting means constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical section taken on line 2--2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary section taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

of connecting the endsof the slats of the shelves withthe side rails of theframes thereof.

Figure 8 is an enlarged view of one of the angle brackets employed for supporting the adjacent inner corner of one shelf, upon the adjacent inner side of an adjoining shelf at acorner of a storage room, and

Figure 9 is a perspective view of one of the horizontal bars arranged between the shelves and provided with article hanging hooks.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the pres-i sleeves 1 are vertically adjustable on the posts t 5 and may be'secured inany desired adjusted position by tightening the bolts 8. The sides of sleeves I have outwardly offset sockets 9, and

attached toth'e corners of the shelves 6 are angle brackets Ill having bottom and side flanges adapted to be fastened to the corners of the shelf frame by means of wood screws ll passing through apertures I2 in the flanges of brackets l0 and driven into the frames of shelves 6.

' Brackets Ill have depending lugs l3 adapted to means of cleats I4 suitably fastened to the ends porting posts 5.

of the shelves between the adjacent corner sup- The posts 5 at the rear of the shelving are connected in pairs by means of cross braces I5,

each connecting the upper end portion ofone Figure 4 is a horizontal section taken on line 4-4 of Figure 3. 1

Figure 5 is a perspective view of one of the supporting sleeves.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of. one of the angle brackets carried by the shelves or like horizontal members and cooperating with the supporting sleeves for mounting the shelves or like horizontal members for ready removal or vertical adjustment.

Figure '7 is an enlarged fragmentary section on line 1-4 of Figure 1, showing the manner post with the lower end portionof the next adjacent post. a Where the shelves adjoin at a corner of the storage room, the inner corner of one shelf will be sustained upon the adjacent side of the adjoining shelf by means of a special angle bracket I B so that no inner comer post is required at this point. As shown, the bracket l6 has a lower horizontal flange provided with apertures I! so that said flange may be fastened by wood screws to the underside of the adjacent end frame member of the first mentioned shelf. The bracket further includes an upper horizontal flange arranged to rest upon the adjacent side All shelves, which may be" arranged in tiers as shown, are preferably composed of rectangular frames having cross slats l8 suitably spaced slats l8 are preferably seated in notches l9 provided in the inner sides of the side members of the frame of the shelf adjacent the top of said frame and secured therein by gluing and by the use of dowel pins 20 extending transversely through the side frame member of the shelf and entering end sockets in the ends of the slats I8.

' Water proof glue for securing the dowels 20 and the ends of the slats in place with respect to the frame of the shelf is preferably employed.

If desired, hooks 2| may be attached to the rear side members of the shelf frames so as to havemeat or other articles hung therefrom.

Also, horizontal bars 22 may be arranged to extend between each pair of adjacent rear posts in the spaces between adjacent shelves. event, brackets ID are attached to'the end of the bars 22 and cooperate with other supporting sleeves 1 on the posts-for adjustably and removably sustaining the bars 22 in position. The bars 22 have a series of hooks 23 secured thereto so that meat or other articles may be hung therefrom.

Of course, it will be understood that the present support may consist of horizontal members of any well known type, such a shelves, rods or bars, from which articles may be hung, and which are sustained by the sleeves I and brackets shelves may be omitted and use made only of rods'or the bars 22.

From the above description, it will be seen In that apart. As shown in Figure '7, the ends of the that I have provided a very sturdy supporting means capable of the, heavy duty required in storage plants and made principally of wood so as to conserve metal. It will be further s en that the shelves or like horizontalmembers re readily, removable for cleaning and steriliz' g, and that they may be readily adjusted vertically to the desired position and forleveling. The

support structure is self supporting and need ceilings of of the present invention, will be readily under- 15 stood and appreciated by those skilled inthe art. v

1 What I claim as new is:

Supporting means comprising corner supporting posts, shelves arranged between said corner posts, vertically adjustable split flexible supportting sleeves made of sheet metal and disposed upon said posts and provided at their ends with tightening bolts, said supporting sleeves having outwardly offset portions forming sockets, and sheet metal angular corner brackets secured to the corners of the shelves and having depending lugs struck therefrom and removably received within said sockets. of the supporting sleeve's, said shelving comprising shelves extendingat right angles to each other at a corner of, ,the supporting means, and angle brackets each having a lower horizontal flange fastened to the underside of an end of one shelf at the inner corner thereof and provided with an upper horizontal flange resting upon the adjacent side of an adjoiningshelf to sustain the shelves without the aid of an inner corner post. i i

WILLIAM E. SCRUGrGS. 

